Should I get a restraining order against my roommate?
My new roommate's behavior is really scaring me. Long story, but please read! Before we moved in, he told me he had feelings for me. I told him I wasn't interested and he indicated that he was okay living together as nothing more than platonic friends and roommates. Well, that wasn't true. Since we moved in he has totally disrespected my space and privacy and has started threatening me. It started out with constant demands to see me and meet together in person, especially during times he knew I had plans with my boyfriend. He wouldn't stop touching me, even after I told him I didn't like it. When I finally laid down some boundaries, he became angry and accusatory. I told him in writing to stop contacting me unless it was to discuss legitimate apartment issues. Yet he contacted me insisting that we discuss our "personal relationship" and demanded that I tell him "what my true feelings were for him". When I told him again that I was not interested in discussing this or anything other than the apartment, he then announced that he was kicking me out. We are both on the lease! When I told him NO, he informed me if that I didnt get out of the apartment within the next couple of weeks, he would make my life "very messy". He has also stalked me online and used my email address to look up my private, anonymous profiles and monitor what I am saying and doing. Where we live, you can get a restraining order that bans the person from harassing you, but doesn't order them to physically stay away from you, so he wouldn't have to move out of the apartment, but just stop being harassing and threatening. I am thinking about doing this, do you think this is wrong?
Will my roommate have to move if I get a restraining order against her?
Me and my roommate just moved into a three bedroom apartment this month. I've been having some issues with the way she talks to me, it's very disrespectful. She calls me the "b" word instead of by my name. She's always barking orders at me. And she likes to start arguments over any and everything. So today I told her she had to cool it with the way she was talking to me and listed the reasons why. She went off the deep end. She first threatened me over the phone and said we'd talk again when she got home from work. I called the police and made a report. When she got home she brought her girlfriend with her, came into my room and started yelling at me "what's the problem?" We went over the situation again and got nowhere. I then told her I filed a report on her and also the police said if she hit me or threatened me to call again. She then said that I may as well call them because we were going to get into an altercation. She says "I'm not the arguing type. I don't know where you come from but where I'm from we fight so you need to stop arguing with me or it's going to be a problem." I called the police because I felt she was threatening me, and she was because she admitted that she was threatening to fight/hit me, they filed another report and this time I pressed charges for harassment. The issue now is I don't feel safe around her. I asked her to leave and she won't because she is on the lease same as me. She has somewhere to go but I don't have another place to go and I'm two months pregnant and cannot afford another move. The police said I can get a restraining order against her and our landlord said if we reached some type of agreement he would release her from the lease no problem. Since she doesn't want to leave but is endangering the safety of both me and my baby if I get the restraining order would she be forced to leave?
My roommate wants to get a restraining order on my boyfriend. Can she do that?
He got mad because me and my roommates have been having problems and he doesn't think they treat me very nice. He got mad at her and called her a f*ing ***** and slammed the door and banged on it once and left. She is threatening to get a restraining order and I want to know if she really can even though he never verbally or physically threatened her.
My roommate is destroying my property and lying about it. Can I evict them and file a restraining order?
Unless you are your roommate’s landlord, you cannot generally evict them, no. Destruction of property is not normally a basis to file a restraining order. Normally restraining orders are for when people are in physical danger. But you would need to check the law in your own state. Perhaps you can get help under some sort of harassment law.You certainly can sue the person for damaging your property, and if you have evidence, you might win your case. You might want to go to the police about the destruction of property. Perhaps that will cause your roommate to stop. You also might want to suggest that your roommate move out, and let them know you will take care of their rent in exchange, and meanwhile, you can look for a roommate, assuming you need one.You might want to talk to the landlord and see if there is anything that can be done under the lease.I suggest that you speak with a local attorney about your options, since they will be specific under local law.